Duncan

Odd user of words. Sociopolitics/economics. (He/Him)

[Duncan @odditydun]

Noteworthy.

[Bhekisisa @Bhekisisa_MG]

Advertising’s watchdog body gets funding from #BigFood companies like Coca-Cola & KFC. Public health experts say this creates impossible conflicts of interest. Read more from our publishing partners @examinationnews. https://t.co/FQO1SBmewh

[Kelly R @KelRo736]

Spotted at the Comrades Marathon earlier today 🤣🤣

Deeply unserious country, this one, and this only makes me fall in love with it a little bit more, all over again 🇿🇦❤️

[الكسندرا ميراي @LexiAIexander]

I don't think we're adjusting to this very well. Everybody knows the truth but we're still out here debating it every day. People are getting paid to exhaust us

[cthulhucachoo @Cthulhucachoo]

Same. It's like people who say they "like peanut butter" but also drive a car. Um, hypocrite much?

[Duncan @odditydun]

I'm unsure *how* folks do this race, like, on a mental and emotional level?

Yoh, bananas. Good luck to each one out there today. And, to their families, too — I'd imagine.

[ComradesRace @ComradesRace]

Rise & shine, Comrades! TODAY IS THE DAY 🔥
The wait is over, the energy is electric, and 85.7km of pure determination lies ahead. When you hear the cock crow, remember why you started. Dig deep, carry each other through, and go secure your medal! 🏅🇿🇦
#ComradesMarathon #RaceDay

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

Why are you fine with an entire foot made of flesh, but a single metal spike is too much? The only possible explanation is that you have a seething hatred of metal. It can't possibly be that you object to a foreign object being violently forced into a region where it does damage.

[Duncan @odditydun]

@ThandoAfrika None.

[Duncan @odditydun]

This has been part of South Africa's Constitution for at least a decade.

The video clip you cite is from 2023.

Would such a clear context not have been of value to folks who follow you instead of posting it as if it's something that is "breaking news"?

[La-Ndlovu @destiny_ndlovu]

South African courts have ruled that children born in South Africa to foreign parents do not automatically qualify for South African citizenship.

[cthulhucachoo @Cthulhucachoo]

Of course he doesn't recognise Palestine. It's more than 17 years old.

[Duncan @odditydun]

Whether it's Switzerland or the US, or Ireland or indeed, South Africa — there's something so exceptionally idiotic in the reasoning abilities of bigots.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Switzerland will decide on a proposal to cap its population at 10 million in a referendum that some have likened to Britain's Brexit vote, which could have far-reaching consequences for the economy and EU relations https://t.co/DcoTCLe9lm

[Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng @drtlaleng]

You just had to be there.

[Duncan @odditydun]

No data centers.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

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[Duncan @odditydun]

Trump being in charge of the US makes absolute sense.

[Mr. Matt @mbs59er]

The only reason why the US doesn’t win every World Cup is because our best athletes choose football, baseball, basketball, and hockey over soccer

It’s like we are sending our 5th string up against everyone else’s best

[Duncan @odditydun]

@__Shezi 😅

[Duncan @odditydun]

I believe Tara. And, what she's experienced is wrong; unacceptable.

If you are a DA supporter who partook in this, shame on you. If you're a DA member or, one of influence condoning this: shame on you.

Shame. It's still a thing people ought to feel. Be better.

[Tara Roos @tarathinks]

A few days ago, I tweeted that I think the DA will lose its majority in the City of Cape Town. That opinion has resulted in me receiving thousands of DMs containing rape and death threats from DA members/supporters.

You are welcome to disagree with my opinion. If I am wrong, I am wrong. But threatening me with sexual violence because you disagree with my view is disgusting.

In addition, I have been threatened with having my job as a journalist made “difficult”. I have been told I will not be given comment when I ask for it and that my editors will be contacted and pressured to remove me from stories.

This is a tactic many of my colleagues warned me about. I have told me to avoid talking about the DA altogether because of threats like these.

Twitter is not journalism. My journalistic integrity is measured by the articles I write, not by the opinions I share on social media. A tweet is not a news article. I did not publish a piece of reporting; I expressed an opinion.

In a country where GBV claims the lives of hundreds of women yearly and has been declared a national crisis, it is completely unacceptable that I am receiving rape threats for expressing a political opinion. This is not simply another aspect of my job. While threats and attacks against journalists are sadly common, nobody would be threatening me with rape if I were a man.

I will not be silenced because I expressed a view.

In 2023, I publicly stated that I believed the ANC would lose its majority in 2024. Many people disagreed with me, but I did not receive a single rape threat from ANC members or supporters.

I do not speak about the DA more than any other political party. Analysing political parties is literally my job as a political analyst. What disgusts me is that in a country with constitutional protections for freedom of expression, a young woman can be threatened with rape and violence simply for making a political prediction.

Disagree with me if you want. Argue with me. Tell me I am wrong. But do not threaten my safety because you dislike my opinion.

[Duncan @odditydun]

@Tazztarossa Haha!

A beautiful lunch though. Well done. 👏🏼🙂

[Duncan @odditydun]

(I'm aware of the irony of my saying that on this platform.)

[Duncan @odditydun]

No human being should be a trillionaire.

There's nothing "cool" about it. There's nothing "admirable or aspirational" about it. There's nothing "funny" about it.

It's unconscionable. It's simply wrong.

Wrong. That thing that's the opposite of right?

Still exists.

[Duncan @odditydun]

Apropos of nothing in particular, of course, but: nothing happens in a vacuum.

And, nothing happens "all of a sudden".